Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	great_a	king_n	peace_n	3,153	5	5.7460	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34738	The covntrey committees laid open wherein is discovered their private wayes of getting great store of treasures to themselves to the impoverishing of the commonwealth / sent in a letter from a Gentleman of quality.	Gentleman of quality.	1649 (1649)	Wing C6526; ESTC R16171	5,052	9

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